Why is everyone giving this guy such a hard time??? Are you bitter cadet pilots who weren't hired? I've been watching this forum for over a year and have to finally chime in. Lots of people had suggestions and back seat drivers loved to put in their $.02. He got an airline started, he probably got blocked by upper "management" from doing what needed to be done, the local CAA and politics probably did their fair share of costing $$$ and time. Now, it's a local and Chinese show. They'll bugger it up eventually, but whoever this Sean Mendis is, he got it going in a challenging and hostile environment. Well done!